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17 Oct 2023
Deeply rooted in Lebanese society, the Islamist group has both a political and a military wing. Hezbollah fighters have been involved in conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Israel.
17 Oct 2023
Germany's foreign ministry issued a travel warning for the countries and territories involved in the Israel-Hamas war on Sunday.
17 Oct 2023
While hundreds of Hollywood stars have expressed their solidarity with Israel, many other cultural institutions have been palpably silent, thus earning criticism.
17 Oct 2023
The current conflict between Israel and Hamas dates back to 2005, when Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip. After winning the 2006 elections, Hamas took control of the enclave a year later following months of fighting between Hamas and rival Fatah forces.
16 Oct 2023
The center-right businessman will become Ecuador's youngest-ever president at 35 but faces formidable challenges. He defeated socialist Luisa Gonzalez in a run-off vote.
16 Oct 2023
The UN says it already has evidence of war crimes committed in the Israel-Hamas war. But what actually constitutes a war crime?
16 Oct 2023
The United States is already heavily involved in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and must be held to account, an Iranian official said on Monday.
16 Oct 2023
Britain's Sunak says it's priority to open Rafah crossing from Gaza
16 Oct 2023
Hundreds of Gaza residents who were working in Israel when Hamas launched its deadly attack find themselves stranded in the West Bank, after Israel cut off access to the enclave. They are among some 18,000 Gaza residents who have work permits for Israel. Some workers say they chose to leave Israel out of fear of retaliation, while others say they were forced to go to the West Bank.
16 Oct 2023
The EU faces what is arguably its stiffest foreign policy test since the war in Ukraine. A devastating attack on Israel by Hamas has been met with a massive Israeli response in the Gaza Strip. It is being described as the worst chapter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the war of October 1973.
16 Oct 2023
A week after earthquakes killed thousands in the same region, a powerful quake struck near Herat city, causing dozens of casualties. Disaster officials are now surveying the destruction.
16 Oct 2023
DR Congo is set to slowly ease military rule in the east of the country. The announcement comes ahead of elections in December. This as UN peacekeepers in the region are embroiled in scandal after allegations of sexual exploitation. Also in this edition: survivors of a lethal landslide in Cameroon are left homeless. And finally: Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to visit Egypt as the Gaza-Hamas war continues to rage.
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Her powerful performances give voice to some uncomfortable truths. Lebanese playwright and director Chrystèle Khodr wades through the ruins of a society in her latest play "Ordalie", exploring the social, political and physical wreckage of her homeland and its history. She tells us more about the quest for justice in contemporary Lebanon, why 19th-century playwright Henrik Ibsen is a fitting contemporary inspiration and how making theatre in a crisis-ridden country is a constant endeavour of creativity and solidarity among artists.
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Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council and a former top UN humanitarian official, told FRANCE 24 on Tuesday that Gaza is "among the worst places in humanitarian history". He described a trapped population enduring "relentless" bombardment since October 2023. With regards to the southern city of Rafah, where an Israeli offensive appears imminent, he said some 1.4 million people were "engulfed in fear and desperation beyond belief".
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